blog alert – Alternate Minds
Written on July 21, 2009
Alternate Minds: Cognitive Science Fiction and Philosophy is a cool new blog from Pete Mandik, who describes its aim:
…to explore science fictional permutations of the concept of mind (and related concepts such as intelligence, perception, selfhood). By entertaining speculative scenarios wherein the target concepts are bent almost beyond recognition, we gain insights into the nature of mind and catch glimpses of new possibilities. Initial investigations will be clustered around seven key themes: Virtual Minds, Infinite Minds, Group Minds, Time-traveling Minds, Hyper-spatial Minds, Quantum Minds, and Anti-Minds.
Filed in: cognitive science,fiction,philosophy of mind.
